MUM’S SIMPLY THE BEST!
JEANETTE THOMAS & MIA
Jeanette Thomas’ motherhood motto is you’re only as happy as your unhappiest child and that is why she always encourages her teens to follow their passions. Whether it’s the environment or potentially following in her footsteps into the media world, the 48-year-old is always a cheerleader for her kids Charlie and Mia.
Youngest of the family Mia, 17, joins Jeanette for the Weekly’s Mother’s Day photoshoot and chat, before going shopping for a dress for her upcoming Year 13 ball.
Looking almost like sisters, Jeanette admits that apart from desperately trying to get her children to clean their rooms, she has never told Mia off.
“It’s so odd, but it’s wonderful. It’s probably not quite normal,” she laughs. “And it’s not like we’re best friends and not a mother, it’s not that at all. But both my kids are very calm and easy-going.”
Jeanette, who hosts The Breeze’s breakfast show with Robert Rakete, says the hardest part of being a mum is the worry that
